Note: This is an archival copy of Security Sun Alert 266429 as previously published on http://sunsolve.sun.com.
Latest version of this security advisory is available from http://support.oracle.com
as Sun Alert 1020872.1.

A Security Vulnerability in the Sun Java System Web Server Related to Handling of Dynamic Content May Lead to Unauthorized Information Disclosure

CategorySecurity

Release PhaseResolved

Bug Id
6860680

Product
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0

Date of Workaround Release
27-Aug-2009

Date of Resolved Release16-Feb-2010

A Security Vulnerability in the Sun Java System Web Server Related to
Handling of Dynamic Content May Lead to Unauthorized Information
Disclosure

1. Impact

A security vulnerability in the Sun Java System Web Server related to
handling of dynamic content may allow a remote unprivileged user to
gain access to sensitive information on a Windows system running the
Sun Java System Web Server application.

and then restart the Web Server by executing the following commands as
the 'root' user:

# <INSTALL-DIR>/admin-server/bin/stopserv

# <INSTALL-DIR>/admin-server/bin/startserv

where <INSTALL-DIR> is the path to the Sun Java System Web Server
installation directory.

Refer to the product documentation for more information on editing the
"default-web.xml" file.

Note: This workaround is valid
only for Java Server Pages (JSP). There is no workaround to avoid this
issue with other dynamic content provided by the Web Server.Refer to
the product documentation for more information on editing the
"default-web.xml" file.

5. Resolution

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

Windows Platform

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 with patch 121524-08 or later

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 with patch 125441-17 or later

For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see 1009886.1.Modification History
11-Sep-2009: Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections
28-Sep-2010: Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections, now
Resolved